PA-HD163: Race to watch: Heather Boyd and Katie Ford duel for pivotal Delco state House seat
A special election in Delaware County has captured the attention of political onlookers across the Commonwealth.
Voters in Pennsylvania’s 163rd state House district — which spans Aldan, Clifton Heights, Collingdale, and parts of both Darby Township and Upper Darby — will have to fill a vacancy on May 16 to determine the balance of power in the chamber.
For the first time since 2010, Democrats seized control of the state house in November with several crucial victories in the increasingly blue suburbs of Philadelphia.
Democrats clutched onto power in the house through a one-seat margin. However, the party soon lost control of a House seat in Delco. Former Democratic state Rep. Mike Zabel held the seat for four years before resigning in March due to sexual harassment allegations.
With the scale in the state House dead-even, big names and even bigger sums of money are looking to leave their mark on the race between Democratic candidate Heather Boyd and Republican candidate Katie Ford.
Libertarian Alfe Goodwin is also running for the seat. She did not respond to multiple requests for an interview.
https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-election-delaware-county-2023-heather-boyd-katie-ford/
